Prof Mark Harris

Prof Mark Harris

Mark Harris is Scientia Professor and Executive Director of the UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity. He is a leader of primary health care research in Australia and has a broad range of research interests. These include:-

2. Health inequalities research including interventions to improve the health status of disadvantaged groups including the unemployed, refugees (asylum seekers) and Aboriginal people.

Professor Harris was awarded Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015, and is continuing his leading role in the Centre for Obesity Management and Prevention Research Excellence in Primary Health Care.

Research highlights

Title: You need to have a doctor….someone that you can trust’ – GPs and women on release from prisonPresenter: Dr Penny Abbott, Western Sydney UniversityCo-authors: Ms Joyce Davison, Western Sydney University; Prof Parker Magin, University of Newcastle; Prof Wendy Hu, Western Sydney University

Title: The impacts of adversity: Understanding the complex social and psychological reasons for asylum seekers and refugees attendance at primary health care servicesPresenter: A/Prof Katrina Anderson, Australian National University Medical SchoolCo-authors: Dr Janine Rowse, Australian National University Medical School; A/Prof Christine Phillips, Australian National University Medical School, Dr Brian Chan, Australian National University Medical School

Title: Management of patients on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)Presenter: A/Prof Graeme Miller, University of SydneyCo-authors: Ms Carmen Wong, University of Sydney; Ms Ying Pan, University of Sydney; Dr Clare Bayram, University of Sydney